Description
El Paso’s San Antonio Street stretches westward, showcasing its burgeoning skyscraper district and the magnificent million-dollar Hotel Paso del Norte. A streetcar and horse-drawn carriages traverse the red and brown buildings in this early 20th-century view. This postcard, postmarked October 19, 1914, offers a glimpse of El Paso’s vibrant past.
Front Text (cleaned):
San Antonio Street, El Paso, Texas, looking west, showing the new skyscraper district, the new million-dollar Hotel "Paso del Norte" at the end of the street.
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Back Text (cleaned):
Arthur J. Day
Harrison,
Homan Ave.
Chicago, Oct. 19, 1914.
Have already been here
for a day & intend am
here about two months.
Crossing the U.S. boundary line.
Your operation has proved
successful and I hope for a speedy
recovery.
Will see you next
week.
Regards to
